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Author: Johann Heermann
Johann Heermann's (b. Raudten, Silesia, Austria, 1585; d. Lissa, Posen [now Poland], 1647) own suffering and family tragedy led him to meditate on Christ's undeserved suffering. The only surviving child of a poor furrier and his wife, Heermann fulfilled his mother's vow at his birth that, if he lived, he would become a pastor. Initially a teacher, Heermann became a minister in the Lutheran Church in Koben in 1611 but had to stop preaching in 1634 due to a severe throat infection. He retired in 1638. Much of his ministry took place during the Thirty Years' War. At times he had to flee for his life and on several occasions lost all his possessions. Although Heermann wrote many of his hymns and poems during these devastating times, his persona… Go to person page >
Johann Crüger (PHH 42) composed SCHMÜCKE DICH for Franck's text and first published the tune as a setting for Franck's first stanza in Geistliche Kirchen-Melodien. The tune name is the incipit of the original German text. Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) used this tune in his Cantata 180; he and many other…
Display Title: Feed Thy Children, God Most HolyFirst Line: Feed Thy children, God most holyTune Title: SCHMÜCKE DICHAuthor: Johann HeermannMeter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8. TrochaicScripture: Psalm 145:15-16Date: 1941Subject: Carols and Spiritual Songs |Source: Tr. composite
Display Title: Feed Thy Children, God Most HolyFirst Line: Feed Thy children, God most holyTune Title: SCHMÜCKE DICHAuthor: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647Meter: 88 88 D (Trochaic)Scripture: Psalm 145:15-17; John 6:35-38; Revelation 19:7-9Date: 2006Subject: Mealtime |Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 (Tr.)
Display Title: Feed Your Children, God Most HolyFirst Line: Feed your children, God most holyTune Title: SCHMÜCKE DICHAuthor: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647Meter: 88 88 D TrochaidScripture: Psalm 145:15-16; John 6:25-59; Revelation 19:7-9Date: 2021Subject: Creation and Preservation |Source: Tr.: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
Display Title: Feed Thy Children, God Most HolyFirst Line: Feed Thy children, God most holyAuthor: J. Heermann, 1585-1647Meter: L M DDate: 1996Subject: Table Prayer |Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, St. Louis, 1941 (tr.)
Display Title: Feed Your Children, God Most HolyFirst Line: Feed your children, God most holyTune Title: SCHMÜCKEAuthor: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647Meter: LM DDate: 1982Subject: The Christian Home |Source: Tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
Display Title: Feed Your Children, God Most HolyFirst Line: Feed your children, God most holyTune Title: SCHMÜCKE DICHAuthor: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647Meter: LM D TrochaicDate: 1993Subject: Thanksgiving |Source: Translation The Lutheran Hymnal, St. Louis, 1941, st. 3